Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 707

707 .         Continuation of Board of Examiners in relation to applications for certificates of competency

        (1)         In this regulation —

        Board of Examiners means the Board of Examiners established under the MSIA section 48;

        pre‑commencement certificate application means an application for a certificate of competency under the MSIR regulation 2.30 pending determination immediately before commencement day.

        (2)         The Board of Examiners continues on and after commencement day in relation to making determinations about pre‑commencement certificate applications until the end of the period (the finalisation period ) of 6 months beginning on commencement day.

        (3)         If a pre‑commencement certificate application has not been determined by the end of the finalisation period —

            (a)         the regulator may make a determination about the pre‑commencement certificate application under the MSIR as continued under regulation 706(a); and

            (b)         for the purposes of paragraph (a), references in the MSIR to the Board of Examiners are taken to be references to the regulator.